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Vocab on Green Issues and problems LC Level

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La déforestation   Deforestation  
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L'effet de serre   Green House effect  
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Le trou dans la couche d'ozone   The hole in the Ozone layer  
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Le permafrost   Permafrost  
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Les espèces en voie de disparition   Species in extinction  
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La fonte des glaces   The ice melting  
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Polluer-La pollution   To Pollute-Pollution  
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La surpêche   Overfishing  
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Les gaz d'échappement   Gaz fumes/emissions  
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Les détritus, Des ordures, les déchets   Rubbish  
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Une marée noire   An oil spill/slick  
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Les conséquences   Consequences  
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Le réchauffement de la planete/climatique   Global warming  
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La famine/La sécheresse   Draught  
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Le braconnage-Un braconnier   Poaching-poacher  
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La pollution sonore   Sound pollution or Noise Pollution  
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Menacer-La menace   To threaten-The threat  
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Cela/ca ne m'étonnerait pas si/que   It wouldn't surprise me if/that  
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Je suis sur/e certain/e que-- J'en suis sur/e   I am sure that --I am sure of it  
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Je parie que   I bet that  
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Je suis convaincu/e que   I am convince that  
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Je suppose que   I suppose that  
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L'accumulation   The accumulation  
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La survie de la planete   The planet 's survival  
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La disparition d'especes animales et végétales   Extinction of animals and plants  
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Les gaz a effet de serre   Green house gas  
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Le déréglement climatique   Climatic disturbance  
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La désertification   Desertification  
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Les OGM   GMO  
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Chasser-la chasse   To Hunt-the hunt  
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Jeter-jetable   To throw away-disposable  
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Un danger   Danger  
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Les emballages en plastique   Plastic wraping/packaging  
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L'extinction humaine   Human extinction  
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La surpopulation-la population croissante   Overpopulated world/Overpopulation-increasing population  
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Les déchets radioactifs/toxiques   Radioactive/toxic waste  
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Les essais nucléaires   Nuclear tests  
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La pollution atmosphérique   Air pollution  
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Les fumées toxiques   Poisonous fumes  
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Les déchets toxiques   Toxic waste  
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Les décharges industrielles   Industrial waste  
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Les polluants   Pollutants  
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Une usine-La fumée des usines   A factory-smoke from factories  
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Les produits chimiques   Chemicals  
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Les engrais chimiques   Chemical fertilizers  
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Un nuage de pollution   Pollution cloud  
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La pluie acide   Acid rain  
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Le gaspillage   The waste  
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Empoisonner   To poison  
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Gaspiller   To waste  
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Déverser   To dump/pour  
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L'érosion   Erosion  
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Les pesticides   Pesticides  
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Nuire a/nuisible   To harm/mful  
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Empirer   To get worse  
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S'épuiser-épuiser   To ruin out-to use up  
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Surexploiter   Too overexploit  
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Etre contaminé/e   To be contaminated  
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Se soucier (de quelque chose)   To worry (about something)  
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En voie d'extinction   Endangered  
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La pénurie d'eau potable   Lack of drinkable water  
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Mettre en péril   To put in danger  
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Bouleverser   To disrupt  
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Insuffisant   Insufficient  
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Le déréglement climatique   Climatic disturbance  
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Sévir sérieusememt   To punish severely  
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Prendre des sanctions contre   To take sanctions against  
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Les contrevenants   The guilty parts  
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Un embargo   To impose economic sanctions  
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La destruction de leur habitat   Destruction of one's habitat  
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